
  :root{
    --bg: #0B0D12;
    --panel: #14171F;
    --panel-2: #1A1D24;
    --gold: #C9A65D;
    --gold-dim: #8a7343;
    --bordeaux: #8A2E2E;
    --ink: #E8E4DA;
    --ink-dim: #9B9890;
    --hairline: rgba(232,228,218,0.12);
  }

  *{ margin:0; padding:0; box-sizing:border-box; }

  html{ scroll-behavior:smooth; }

  body{
    background: var(--bg);
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 1.7;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    position: relative;
  }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce){
    html{ scroll-behavior:auto; }
    *{ animation-duration: 0.01ms !important; transition-duration: 0.01ms !important; }
  }

  ::selection{ background: var(--gold); color: var(--bg); }

  h1,h2,h3,h4{
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    color: var(--ink);
  }

  a{ color: var(--gold); text-decoration:none; }
  a:hover{ color: var(--ink); }

  a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, input:focus-visible, textarea:focus-visible{
    outline: 2px solid var(--gold);
    outline-offset: 3px;
  }

  /* Film perforation rail — signature element */
  .filmrail{
    position: fixed;
    left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0;
    width: 28px;
    z-index: 40;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, #000 100%);
    border-right: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    display: none;
  }
  @media (min-width: 900px){ .filmrail{ display:block; } }
  .filmrail .sprocket{
    position:absolute;
    left: 8px;
    width: 12px; height: 8px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    background: var(--bg);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--hairline);
  }
  .filmrail .progress{
    position:absolute;
    left: 0; top:0;
    width: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--gold-dim), var(--gold));
    opacity: 0.35;
    transition: height 0.1s linear;
  }

  /* Nav */
  nav{
    position: fixed;
    top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    z-index: 50;
    display:flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 1.4rem 2rem 1.4rem 3.5rem;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(11,13,18,0.92), transparent);
    backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
  }
  nav .brand{
    font-family:'Fraunces', serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    color: var(--ink);
  }
  nav ul{
    list-style:none;
    display:flex;
    gap: 2rem;
  }
  nav a{
    font-family:'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-dim);
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 4px;
  }
  nav a::after{
    content:'';
    position:absolute;
    left:0; bottom:0;
    width:0; height:1px;
    background: var(--gold);
    transition: width 0.3s ease;
  }
  nav a:hover{ color: var(--ink); }
  nav a:hover::after{ width: 100%; }
  nav a.nav-author{ color: var(--gold); }
  nav a.nav-author::after{ background: var(--gold); }
  .nav-toggle{ display:none; }
  @media (max-width: 760px){
    nav ul{ display:none; }
    nav{ padding-left: 2rem; }
  }

  section{
    padding: 8rem 2rem;
    max-width: 1120px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    position: relative;
  }
  @media (min-width: 900px){ section{ padding-left: 6.5rem; } }

  .eyebrow{
    font-family:'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gold);
    display:block;
    margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  }

  /* HERO */
  #hero{
    min-height: 100vh;
    display:flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content:center;
    padding-top: 6rem;
    padding-bottom: 4rem;
    position: relative;
  }
  #hero::before{
    content:'';
    position:absolute;
    inset:0;
    background:
      radial-gradient(ellipse 900px 500px at var(--mx,50%) var(--my,20%), rgba(201,166,93,0.10), transparent 60%);
    pointer-events:none;
    z-index:0;
  }
  .hero-inner{ position:relative; z-index:1; max-width: 780px; }
  .hero-kicker{
    font-family:'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-dim);
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    display:flex;
    align-items:center;
    gap: 0.8rem;
  }
  .hero-kicker::before{
    content:'';
    width: 34px; height: 1px;
    background: var(--gold);
    display:inline-block;
  }
  h1.hero-title{
    font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.6vw, 3.6rem);
    line-height: 1.08;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 1.6rem;
  }
  @media (min-width: 1101px){
    .hero-inner{ max-width: 620px; }
  }
  h1.hero-title em{
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--gold);
  }
  .hero-roles{
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    color: var(--ink-dim);
    font-weight: 300;
    max-width: 560px;
    margin-bottom: 2.4rem;
  }
  .hero-roles strong{ color: var(--ink); font-weight: 500; }
  .author-badge{
    display:inline-flex;
    align-items:center;
    gap: 0.7rem;
    padding: 0.7rem 1.2rem;
    border: 1px solid var(--gold-dim);
    background: rgba(201,166,93,0.06);
    color: var(--ink-dim);
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
    transition: all 0.25s ease;
  }
  .author-badge:hover{
    border-color: var(--gold);
    background: rgba(201,166,93,0.12);
    color: var(--ink);
  }
  .author-badge strong{
    color: var(--gold);
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .author-badge-icon{
    font-family:'Fraunces', serif;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--gold);
    font-size: 1.1rem;
  }
  .author-badge-arrow{
    color: var(--gold);
    transition: transform 0.25s ease;
  }
  .author-badge:hover .author-badge-arrow{ transform: translateX(3px); }
  @media (max-width: 480px){
    .author-badge{ font-size: 0.82rem; }
  }

  .hero-cta{
    display:flex;
    gap: 1rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .btn{
    font-family:'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 0.95rem 1.8rem;
    border: 1px solid var(--gold-dim);
    color: var(--ink);
    transition: all 0.25s ease;
    display:inline-block;
  }
  .btn:hover{
    background: var(--gold);
    border-color: var(--gold);
    color: var(--bg);
  }
  .btn.primary{
    background: var(--gold);
    color: var(--bg);
    border-color: var(--gold);
  }
  .btn.primary:hover{
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--gold);
  }

  .hero-portrait{
    position: absolute;
    right: 3vw;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    width: min(30vw, 380px);
    aspect-ratio: 3/4;
    filter: grayscale(0.4) contrast(1.1);
    opacity: 0.9;
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, black 70%, transparent 100%);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, black 70%, transparent 100%);
  }
  .hero-portrait img{ width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover; }
  @media (max-width: 1100px){ .hero-portrait{ display:none; } }

  .scroll-cue{
    position:absolute;
    bottom: 2.5rem; left: 2rem;
    font-family:'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-dim);
    display:flex; align-items:center; gap:0.6rem;
  }
  @media (min-width: 900px){ .scroll-cue{ left: 6.5rem; } }
  .scroll-cue .line{
    width:1px; height:40px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--gold), transparent);
    animation: pulse 2.2s ease-in-out infinite;
  }
  @keyframes pulse{ 0%,100%{ opacity:0.3; } 50%{ opacity:1; } }

  /* Section headers */
  .sec-head{ margin-bottom: 3.5rem; max-width: 620px; }
  .sec-head h2{ font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 2.8rem); }

  /* VITA */
  #vita{ background: var(--panel); }
  .vita-grid{
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr;
    gap: 4rem;
  }
  @media (max-width: 800px){ .vita-grid{ grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 3rem; } }

  .vita-block + .vita-block{ margin-top: 2.6rem; }
  .vita-block h3{
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--gold);
    margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
  }
  .vita-block p{ color: var(--ink-dim); font-size: 0.95rem; }

  .timeline{ list-style:none; }
  .timeline li{
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns: 90px 1fr;
    gap: 1.2rem;
    padding: 1.1rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  }
  .timeline li:first-child{ padding-top:0; }
  .timeline .yr{
    font-family:'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    color: var(--gold);
    padding-top: 0.15rem;
  }
  .timeline .desc{ font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--ink); }
  .timeline .desc span{ color: var(--ink-dim); font-size:0.88rem; display:block; margin-top:0.15rem; }

  .filmo-title{
    font-family:'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-dim);
    margin: 3rem 0 1.2rem;
  }

  /* PORTFOLIO */
  #work .sec-head{ max-width: 700px; }
  .work-lead{ color: var(--ink-dim); font-size: 1.05rem; max-width: 700px; margin-bottom: 3rem; }
  .work-cols{
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 3rem;
  }
  @media (max-width: 760px){ .work-cols{ grid-template-columns:1fr; } }
  .work-cols h3{ font-size: 1.3rem; margin-bottom: 0.9rem; }
  .work-cols p{ color: var(--ink-dim); font-size: 0.95rem; }

  .stillframe{
    margin-top: 3.5rem;
    aspect-ratio: 21/8;
    overflow:hidden;
    position:relative;
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  }
  .stillframe img{ width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover; filter: grayscale(0.55) brightness(0.75); }
  .stillframe .cap{
    position:absolute; bottom:0; left:0; right:0;
    padding: 1rem 1.4rem;
    background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.75), transparent);
    font-family:'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    color: var(--ink-dim);
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  /* SOCIAL */
  #social{ background: var(--panel); }
  .social-grid{
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 1.5rem;
  }
  @media (max-width: 760px){ .social-grid{ grid-template-columns:1fr; } }
  .social-card{
    border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    aspect-ratio: 4/5;
    position:relative;
    overflow:hidden;
    display:block;
  }
  .social-card img{
    width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover;
    filter: grayscale(0.6);
    transition: filter 0.4s ease, transform 0.5s ease;
  }
  .social-card:hover img{ filter: grayscale(0); transform: scale(1.04); }
  .social-card .label{
    position:absolute; inset:auto 0 0 0;
    padding: 1.1rem;
    background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.85), transparent);
    font-family:'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    color: var(--ink);
  }
  .insta-line{
    margin-top: 2.5rem;
    display:flex; align-items:center; gap:0.7rem;
    color: var(--ink-dim);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }

  /* CONTACT */
  #contact{ }
  .contact-grid{
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.2fr;
    gap: 4rem;
  }
  @media (max-width: 800px){ .contact-grid{ grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:3rem; } }
  .contact-info p{ color: var(--ink-dim); margin-bottom: 1.6rem; }
  .contact-detail{
    font-family:'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
  }
  .contact-detail .lbl{ color: var(--ink-dim); display:inline-block; width: 90px; }

  form{ display:flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1.2rem; }
  .form-row{ display:grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 1.2rem; }
  @media (max-width: 560px){ .form-row{ grid-template-columns:1fr; } }
  label{
    font-family:'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-dim);
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    display:block;
  }
  input, textarea{
    width: 100%;
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.98rem;
    padding: 0.6rem 0;
    transition: border-color 0.25s ease;
  }
  input:focus, textarea:focus{ border-color: var(--gold); }
  textarea{ resize: vertical; min-height: 110px; }
  .submit-row{ margin-top: 0.8rem; }
  button.submit{
    font-family:'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    background: var(--gold);
    color: var(--bg);
    border: 1px solid var(--gold);
    padding: 0.95rem 2.2rem;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.25s ease;
  }
  button.submit:hover{ background: transparent; color: var(--gold); }
  .form-status{
    font-family:'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    margin-top: 0.6rem;
    display:none;
  }
  .form-status.ok{ color: var(--gold); display:block; }
  .form-status.err{ color: var(--bordeaux); display:block; }

  /* LEGAL PAGES (impressum/datenschutz) */
  .legal{ display:none; }
  .legal.active{ display:block; }
  .legal h2{ margin-bottom: 2rem; }
  .legal h4{ font-size: 1rem; color: var(--gold); font-style: italic; margin: 2rem 0 0.8rem; font-weight:500; }
  .legal p, .legal li{ color: var(--ink-dim); font-size: 0.92rem; margin-bottom: 0.9rem; }
  .legal ul{ padding-left: 1.4rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
  .legal a{ color: var(--gold); }
  .back-link{
    display:inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
    font-family:'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  /* FOOTER */
  footer{
    border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    padding: 3rem 2rem;
    text-align:center;
  }
  @media (min-width: 900px){ footer{ padding-left: 6.5rem; } }
  footer ul{
    list-style:none;
    display:flex;
    justify-content:center;
    gap: 2rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
  }
  footer ul a{
    font-family:'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-dim);
  }
  footer .copy{
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: var(--ink-dim);
  }

  /* fade-in on scroll */
  .reveal{
    opacity:0;
    transform: translateY(24px);
    transition: opacity 0.7s ease, transform 0.7s ease;
  }
  .reveal.in{ opacity:1; transform:none; }
